The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-11-12
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DALLAS. Nov 81 see II al the Gal
weston News, the It Louis Repub!l-
can and other democratic papers, ID
commenting on my declaration III ia
vor Of aboliening the entire internal
revenue system. calm that Uy THIS
declaration forfeit my dcmocrsc N.
In the ZANE interview ! asserted my
belief in - tariff Tor r"v nun only
but contended thst the Two questions
should toe considered separately |
think that il is the duty ut a demo-
cratic journal maintaining that oppo-
sition TO the abolition OF the inter
nal revenue system IS undemo-
cratic to answer the follow
ing questions Was not the internal
revenue system devised and innugu~
rated by the republican party: Has
it not been peTpet uated BY the repub-
l!can party Has any national demos
cratic convention ever indorsed 1t:
IL not, how can ii be undemocratic to
favor its abolition; Don't the re-
cords of the courts snow that it has
been in tie hai ds OF the republican
party great engine of oppression to
the people OF the south Was there
ever utNlttl - ritlll vi AhAhNIOh
which involved more espionage or
would be used more advantageously
to yex and hsrrass the
private citizen? Nearly all your con
greesmcn and senator, favor taxing it
of of tobacco. Would this not leave
the sl stem aud official? The annual
revenue of $60,QOOOOO from This
source is not needed and constitutes
only portion of the annual surplus
income, and why not relieve the PEG
pie OF these unnecessary otlicia 5 and
tins undcmocralic system now that
MI opportunity presents itself;
THE CRY IN FAVOR
OF taking 1.-The TAX oil of blankets and
leaviug it on Whiskey' would stand
Intelligent discussion,
The IUorcr class OF people are
largely the consumers of tobacco and
home distilled liquors. If family
conQnes its use of liquor to medici
nal purposes only they VIII pay more
tax to the government i'll one year on
this article than they would pay on
blankets in ten years. Even when
the revenue from the internal system
was needed didn't IA "A democrat be
heye in IL, and can't recall to mind any
democratic convention which en-
dorsed it. Whatever tax is raised
from liquor and tobacco had best be
imposed by state and counties where
the revenue is most needed, and
where the license system of collection
is not so oppressive or complicated.
1t would probably be better for the
citizen that he didn't use either liquor
or tobacco, but if he he does use it,
certainly it will be better for him
morally, physically and politically to
get them pure and cheap, and being
home productions, that no discrim
nation be made sgainotthem.
Ifthis tax on liquor. and tobacco is
right and proper, cvcu tnen 1t is bet
ter to abolish the internal revenue
system and let the sixty million per
snnum 90 into state aud county treas
urics, whore it can be used to advan
lagc. III man, to w democrat,
must favor the perpetuation OF the IN
Icrnal revenue system, in whole or IN
part, the newspapers holding this
opinion certainly should show some
democratic authority for it. ] AIN
quite sure that, as matters now stand,
Majority, OF the democratic voters OF
Texas believe that the Internal revenue
system is undemUcratIc and unneces
ssry, and favor its total abolition. If
they are read out by the
party, 1t must be done by due
process of law with reference
TO THE HISTORY,
traditions and platform OF the party.
In view OF the surplus i'll the tress-
ury and the objections to the internal
revenue system IN itself, 1t is safe to
say that vote to perpetuate it in
whole or in part will not receive the
approval of majority OF the demo-
Gratis in any district in Texas. Every
distiller OF liquor and manufacturer
of tobacco favors the internal rev.
enue, but the producer and con-
aumar will he found naturally apainst